§ 8706. Civil actions

• (a) The Federal Government in a civil action may recover from a person—
  • (1) that knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by section 8702 of this title a civil penalty equal to—
    • (A) twice the amount of each kickback involved in the violation; and
    • (B) not more than $10,000 for each occurrence of prohibited conduct; and
  • (2) whose employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee violates section 8702 of this title by providing, accepting, or charging a kickback a civil penalty equal to the amount of that kickback.
• (b) A civil action under this section must be brought within 6 years after the later of the date on which—
  • (1) the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action occurred; or
  • (2) the Federal Government first knew or should reasonably have known that the prohibited conduct had occurred.